Savoury’s founder, CEO and Executive Chef Brad Toles is a visionary and savant of the culinary arts.  His expertise, attention to detail and master artistry is a powerful combination that has earned him extensive accolades and prestigious honors through the culinary world.

Born in Albuquerque New Mexico in 1964, Chef Toles had an eclectic childhood that taught him many foundational principles that allowed him to find success in the culinary arts at a very early age.  He began his culinary career as a line cook in the kitchen of the Red Lion Hotel and Resort in Bakersfield, California.  Four short years after he began there, he had worked his way to the top, becoming certified by the American Culinary Federation as an Executive Chef.

Simultaneously, Chef Toles had begun winning culinary honors by taking first place in the 1984 Junior Culinary Olympics in the Cold Food Category.  He went on to win ten medals in his first eleven shows, including Best Show and three Judges awards before culminating with the Olympic medal.  He was nominated as one of North America’s top rated chefs by the Chef In American Awards Foundation for creative menu development.

In 1992 Chef Toles had earned a place on team USA West in the Culinary Olympics that competed in Frankfurt, Germany.  His team would take home a gold medal and was awarded the fifth highest score out of the 51 international teams who had competed.

Chef Toles joined forces in 1994 with Hollywood Park Racetrack and Casino, becoming their Executive Chef.  While there he helped to design their new state of the art multi-cultural kitchen, coordinated a culinary staff of over 600 employees, fed tens of thousands of people and created an apprentice program which offered kitchen staff the chance to obtain certification through the American Culinary Federation.  Inspired by the opportunities that he had been given as a young chef, Chef Toles wanted to create an even larger program that would afford other aspiring chefs the same opportunities he had be given.  In order to accomplish this dream Chef Toles created the California Culinary Olympic Team.  The goal of Team California is to create an inspired educational environment that strives not only for culinary excellence, but also to provide hunger relief assistance through the California Culinary Disaster Relief Division and the California Culinary World Hunger Relief Division.

Through these efforts, Team California has aided dozens of aspiring chefs in reaching their culinary dreams, won several prestigious medals at the Culinary Olympics as well as being ranked first in the United States and fifth in the world.  Team California has also provided hunger relief assistance during the 1993 Laguna Beach fires, the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the L.A. Riots and Hurricane Katrina in addition to being a key partner with LA Vets.  Of Team California, Chef Toles has said, “This is my dream, Olympic Gold which assists in feeding the world”.
But Chef Toles’ dreams did not stop there.  In 1994 he opened the doors to his catering and food service management company, Savoury’s Good Earth Cuisine.  The goal of Savoury’s is to bring innovation, diversity and quality to every gathering whether it’s an intimate business meeting or a large gala for thousands.  Savoury's works directly with its clients to customize any menu item or theme, offering creative ideas to help plan an event that will leave a lasting impression.  Savoury’s impressive client list includes Disney Land, Universal Studios, Sheratons, Caesar’s Palace, Bellagio, Hyatt’s, Treasure Island, The Cheesecake Factory, and the Century Plaza Hotel as well as countless individuals who have enjoyed the quality and catering expertise through private parties.  Chef Toles is responsible for all aspects of menu design, food service management and food processing for this full service catering company that currently employs over 150 people.

One of Savoury’s most successful and longest standing relationships has been with the Palm Springs Convention Center.  Together, over this 13 year partnership, the convention center has held numerous prestigious events and conventions catered exclusively by Savoury’s, including the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, the annual Desert Aids Project Gala and conventions for companies and associations such as Reebok, Microsoft and Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association.

Savoury’s has also joined forces with the efforts of Team California to provide hunger relief assistance to the Palm Springs community by providing food assistance to local charities such as Well of the Desert, Our Savior, Calvary Christ, Martha’s Kitchen, the Desert Highland Community Center and many more.  Savoury’s is also the Food Service Management Leader for the City of Palms Springs N.I.M.S Division and will play a strategic role in the event of a local disaster.

Now Chef Toles, along with his staff and management teams at Savoury’s and Team California, focuses on continually delivering high quality catering services and culinary innovations, providing hunger relief assistance throughout the United States and striving to create a healthier workplace, community and environment through extensive “green” and sustainability practices.